Shock absorber top coupling



Apr. 24', 192.

G. D. NEAL SHOCK ABSORBER TOP COUPLING Filed July 28 1922 Georg D. New.

WITNESSEE Patented Apr. 24, 1923.

. UNITED STATES WENT attain FF'ICE- 1 G-EQRGE It. NEAL, F LITTLE BQGK; ARKANSAfi, ASSIG-NUR 01E ONE-HALF T0 JOHN lit. BAKER, 011E LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAJE.

ABtEUR-IBIER T0]? COUPLING.

Application filed July as,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. Nisan, a citizen of the United States, residing at Little Rock, in the county of Pulaski and ti State of Arkansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shock-Absorber Top Couplings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to accessories for m Ford automobiles and has for its object the provision of a novel spring hook capable of use for a wide variety of purposes, but designed particularly for holding the front end of the top of Ford automobiles onto the W windshield brackets, the device having the great advantage of being free from rattling and preventing accidental disconnection.

An important object is the provision of a device of this character which will be very ml simple and inexpensive in manufacture, easy to apply. positive in action, eliicient and durable in service and a general improve ment in the art.

With the above and other objects and adlm vantages in view the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinaftter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which: i

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of a Ford top and windshield showing my device in position.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through my device on a larger scale and M Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the hook members.

Referring more particularly to the drawings the letter A designates a portion of the front end of the top of a Ford automobile,

B represents the staple to which is ordinarily secured a strap which carries a hook for connection with the bracket C carried by the windshield D. i

lln carrying out my invention this usual strap is removed and replaced. by my device which consists of an elongatedcoil spring having its ends looped as shown at 11 in the usual manner. Associated with each end of the spring is a hook device which is formed from a single length of wire bent upon itself intermediate its ends to define a long dtl should consequently have the utmost dui922. Serial Ito. FY8302.

arm 12 which extends throughout the major portion of the spring, and to define a short arm 13' which has its terminal portion passed through the loop 11 and bent over to define an eye 14: which will hold the wire member associated properly and firmly with the spring. The intermediate bent portion of the wire member defines a hook 15.

Then the wire members are associated with the spring it is preferable that the hooks 15 face in opposite directions as shown and in the use of the device for the purpose specified one hook 15 is engaged with the staple l3 and the other hook is engaged with the bracket C. The device will operate to hold the top in proper position and will positively not rattle, owing to the resilience.

From the foregoing description and study of the drawing it will be apparent that l have thus provided a simply constructed and consequently inexpensive coupling of the character described which will eihciently operate for holding a Ford top and which is capableo'f being used as a shock absorber connection at other locations and for many purposes. its the device is so simple there is nothing at all to get out of order and it rability.

While l have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention it is of course to be understood that l reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

ll claim:

1. A. coupling of the character described comprising an elongated coil spring having its ends termed with loops, and a connecting means associated with each end of the spring and including an intermediate hook portiom a relatively long arm extending within the spring, and a relatively short arm having its terminal formed as an eye engaging the loop of the spring.

2. I l/leans for connecting the top with the windshield of an automobile, comprising an elongated coil spring formed at its ends with connecting loops. and a member associated with each end of the spring and formed of a single length of resilient Wire bent upon itself intermediate its ends to define a long arm extending Within the spring and a short arm having its terminal 5 formed as an eye engaging aloop of the spring, the intermediate portion of the Wire member being formed as a hook, one hook being designed for engagement with the ordinary top strap carrying staple subsequent to the removal of the strap and the 10 other hook being designed for engagement With the bracket on the windshield.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

GEORGE D. NEAL. 

